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number symbolism
- In number symbolism: 100
Because our notational system for numbers is decimal (base 10), the number 100 takes on a significance that it would probably not possess if we employed other systems of notation. It is a round number and holds hints of perfection. The Western calendar is…
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origin of term
- In numerals and numeral systems: Number bases
… both refer to ten, and hundred comes originally from a pre-Greek term meaning “ten times [ten].”
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